Patrick Williams

Patrick lives in South Philadelphia with his wife and children. He has worked with the same construction company for the last ten years.

Patrick, who grew up in Baltimore, has a long history of being bullied by the police. Starting when he was twelve years old, he and his friends were regularly stopped and harassed. He has been falsely arrested more than once, and has been mistakenly identified by the FBI for crimes committed by someone else named Patrick Williams.

The repercussions of these false arrests have included a lingering criminal record, restricted movement, and the loss of several friendships.

Patrick had a lot to share the day we sat down. You can listen to the full 47-minute interview on SoundCloud by clicking the link below, or you can listen to the first half of our interview as a series of seven vignettes right from this page.